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Assignment:

Describe the title "Let's change how we think about Poverty" of a Ted talk, and who would be consider as the audience.

• Describe Poverty and explain why it is important to address it
• Using one sociological imagination, explain what social issue (Poverty) "looks like" within society, who is affected by the social issue, and how they are affected.
• Describe which sociological perspective(s) "fits" with your social issue (Poverty) and explain why.

The Role of Social Structure

• Explain which social institutions are involved in the social issue (Poverty) and how they are involved.
• Describe what social norms are involved and whether these norms should be challenged. Then, explain why or why not.
• Describe if and how the process of socialization has played a role in your social issue (Poverty).
• Explain whether inequality is a contributing factor to your social issue.

Creating Social Change

• In Amanda Gorman's (2021, January) poetry recital, she offers a hopeful view to the problems within society, as she refers to "a nation that is not broken, but simply unfinished." Describe how one might apply this perspective to the social issue (Poverty) and explain what positive social change might look like in society.
• Describe how one might use the "power to," "power with," and "power within" to address poverty.